Egyptian National Railways
Railways lose LE20m since curfew enforced
Business
August 19, 2013
Railways lose LE20m since curfew enforced
The Egyptian railways have lost LE20 million since the government announced a curfew last week as violence erupted between security…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…
Free, reduced transportation for referendum day
Egypt
December 11, 2012
Free, reduced transportation for referendum day
The Transportation Ministry is reducing the price of air-conditioned train tickets by 50 percent for 15 December to encourage…
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt
August 2, 2012
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Five sentenced to year in jail for blocking railways
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Five sentenced to year in jail for blocking railways
Five people were sentenced to a year in prison by the Luxor Criminal Court on Wednesday for blocking the railways…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery
Egypt
November 4, 2011
Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery
Hundreds of residents of a village in southern Luxor Governorate blocked railroad tracks on Friday morning, halting train traffic through…
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Railways resumed operation Tuesday after a hiatus caused by protesting workers at the Tanta railway station in the Gharbiya Governorate.…